Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott
Diane Julie Abbottis a British Labour Party politician and current Shadow Health Secretary. She was first elected as the Member of Parliamentfor Hackney North and Stoke Newington at the 1987 general election, when she became the first black woman to have a seat in the House of Commons...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 September 1953
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You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.
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Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.
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My family were from Jamaica.
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Being an MP is a good job, the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children -- clean, indoors and no heavy lifting. What could be nicer?
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Tackling childhood obesity is key.
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My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background.
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There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown.
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I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations.
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Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider.
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You learn from mistakes.
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I want to write a best-selling book.
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I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child.
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When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.
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I believe every abortion is a tragedy.